Example Sentences

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Tilson Thomas said that the key to understanding him was understanding his extraordinary ancestry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Throughout March, the story for consumers and investors was understanding the implications of the war with Iran.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Next was understanding how to use the heavy thing: how to grasp it, how to cut with it, how to use it as a bench scraper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

She said her school was understanding but did not know the extent of her condition.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

No, I guess she was understanding; what she wasn’t was sympathetic.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman